Hey,
My car's heater works very poorly (unlike all fords I have been in) I let it warm up a good 10-15 minutes I know I don't expect a fireplace, but something that is like +5 degrees outside. I had my heater blower resistor fixed...TWICE! Apparently the technician that did it rushed it and didn't do it right (the result was supposed to be all 4/4 AC speeds working) but I was naive, and didn't know. So I came home looking at the guy's work, he left my carpet (passenger side) all open up there and it was just a mess. I went back and said how the person did not fix my problem, that I stated along with NHTSA and CEG (not official...yet...) information on the recall, because I know how ford/chevy loves to [censored] around with customers to save a dollar (not about the physical engineering of the vehicles, but the customer service aspect). SO anyways, they do it again, finally fixing it, I got all AC fan speeds, I am happy, but it's 110' F outside. So I just do a quick inspection because I had somewhere to be, I see my floor not put back, and a black box dangling from the side (don't know name of the area... rear-ish of the radio but down more) so I yell out my window as my customer service rep was walking by "YOU F-N CHEAP ASSES!"
and burning out (nearly) on their slick concrete! I was enraged, but drove carefully. I got home and I put it back together myself and correctly. I didn't modify in any way just tucked it gently into an opening. Now my heater sucks. Is it my car, or does every '97 lack a good heater?
Other than that it behaves just fine...
I was reading another post a month or so back, and it was about power sliding. I didn't do it on asphalt because I read about the damage it can do, so i was assuming it was implied that you have strong friction in the rears it can cause damage. Here in AZ, there is a few good dirt dry roads where the city is too dumb to pave it. It is used pretty good so it is not like a wash, but not hardened completly like a highly used dirt road. Know what I mean? So I was doing a good 55 on it (short strech, about .25 - .5 Mi long with a "L" shape like thing in it) and I tried powersliding for my first, It was awesome. I can see the love for it on the streets but I won't do it. It is also great at making large amounts of dust in the event you need to 'lose' someone... like a 73 chevy p/u (don't ask why...
) I looked underneath my car, no bottom-outs and just a little dirty, nothing a hose can't take care of. I was just commenting that it is cool to do, but not on streets.
K, reply quickly plz
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Joe